| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadō kongōsho 画道金剛杵 | Lit. "Vajra on the Way of Painting," Nakabayashi Chikutō's 中林竹洞 (1776-1853) reactionary critique of contemporary painters… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gadō yōketsu 画道要訣 | Lit. "Secret Principles on the Way of Painting," a late 17th-century discourse on painting *… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gahō kōryō 画法綱領 | Lit. "Summary of Painting Laws," the first Japanese theoretical text on Western painting. Published in 1778, the text is… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gahō saishikihō 画法彩色法 | Lit. "Painting Laws: Methods of Coloring," a mid-18th-century painting manual edited by Sugaodō Yūsashi 菅生堂祐佐子 with… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gakō binran 画工便覧 | Also read Gakō benran. Lit. "Handbook on Painters," a late 17th-century history of Japanese painting attributed to… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gakō senran 画巧潜覧 | Lit. "Deep Probes into the Skill of Paintings." A mid-18th-century six-volume history of the *… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gasen 画筌 | Net of Paintings, an early 18th-century introductory text on the study of painting by Hayashi Moriatsu 林守篤 (fl.… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gasoku 画則 | Principles of Painting. A mid-18th-century five-volume treatise on painting by Sakurai Sekkan 桜井雪館 (1715-90). An… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Gatan keiroku 画譚鶏肋 | Lit. "Worthless Discussion of Painting." A late 18th-century three-volume treatise on painting by Sinophile, Southern School… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| saiken 細見 | Also Yoshiwara saiken 吉原細見. Annually published guide to the new *Yoshiwara… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Sakaki 賢木 | ✓ | A pictorial subject based on "Sakaki" ("The Sacred Tree"), Chapter 10 of Genji monogatari 源氏物語 (The Tale of… |
Art History, Painting, Document |
| Sakuteiki 作庭記 | Lit. "Treatise on Garden Making." The oldest and most revered Japanese text on garden design, it was probably… |
Architecture, Gardens, Document | |
| Sanchūjin jōzetsu 山中人饒舌 | Lit. "Chatter of a Mountain Dweller." A two-volume treatise on painting theory by the late Edo artist and Confucian… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Sawarabi 早蕨 | ✓ | A pictorial subject based on "Sawarabi" ("Early Ferns"), Chapter 48 of Genji monogatari 源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji… |
Art History, Painting, Document |
| Seiyō gadan 西洋画談 | Lit. "Discussion of Western Painting," Shiba Kōkan's 司馬江漢 (1747-1818) slim theoretical work in praise of Western naturalism.… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Sekishū sanbyakukajō 石州三百ヶ条 | A tea ceremony encyclopedia based on the methods of Katagiri Sekishu 片桐石州 (1605-73), who is believed to have authored 300… |
Architecture, Tea Houses, Document | |
| Setsumon teishi 説門弟資 | Fundamental Advice for Students, a late Muromachi period treatise on painting technique attributed to the painter… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Shiigamoto 椎本 | ✓ | A pictorial subject taken from "Shiigamoto" ("Beneath the Oak"), Chapter 46 of Genji monogatari 源氏物語 (The Tale… |
Art History, Painting, Document |
| Shōmei 匠明 | Lit. "clarification for the artisan-builder." The best known manual of construction and building design. It is based on oral… |
Architecture, General Terms, Document | |
| Shūko jisshu 集古十種 | Ten Categories of Collected Antiquities, a late Edo period illustrated catalog of old art objects edited by the… |
Art History, Painting, Document | |
| Sōtan nikki 宗湛日記 | The diaries of Kamiya Sōtan 神谷宗湛 (1551-1635), a wealthy merchant and tea ceremony master in Fukuoka Prefecture. Written… |
Architecture, Tea Houses, Document | |
| Suetsumuhana 末摘花 | ✓ | A pictorial subject matter based on "Suetsumuhana" ("Safflower"), Chapter 6 of Genji monogatari 源氏物語 (The Tale… |
Art History, Painting, Document |
| Suma 須磨 | ✓ | A pictorial subject based on "Suma," Chapter 12 of Genji monogatari 源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji), which tells… |
Art History, Painting, Document |
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